Job Description
- (182179)At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?
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HDR is looking for a Geotechnical Business Class Lead to lead an established and productive program in Northern California. The Geotechnical Business Class Lead will represent HDR Geotechnical Engineering to area clients and clearly communicate geotechnical capabilities to aid in the procurement of work both directly for them and internal HDR design efforts. Responsible to develop in-house staff and capacity to assist in additional work sharing opportunities in support of other HDR offices. Build relationships within all HDR Business Groups operating in Northern California and the Southwest area to support strategic and profitable growth. This position includes identification of geotechnical opportunities supportable from the Northern California area, as well as creating an environment for continued technical development, which includes the identification and hiring of appropriate staff to support the workload.Primary Responsibilities
- The primary role of the Geotechnical Business Class Lead is to provide leadership of HDR’s Northern California geotechnical practice to promote technical excellence across the program, support the delivery of innovative services for our projects and mitigate risks for both HDR and our clients. This position will partner with HDR’s Business Groups (Water, Transportation, Resources, Building Engineering Services, Architecture and Federal) to develop a geotechnical practice that will span the area. More specific duties include:
- Take responsibility for operations of Geotechnical Northern California team including staff development, profitability, morale, and quality control. Select, train, mentor and manage Geotechnical personnel
- Function as Project Manager or Geotechnical task lead and take responsibility for production on projects in addition to management responsibilities
- Develop marketing plans and proposals, as well as participate in interviews while representing HDR as a senior Geotechnical resource in front of clients and during coordination of pursuit related work
- Confirm that all Geotechnical work is planned, organized, controlled, and evaluated through proactive project management system. Drive to continually refine the process to increase technical competence, efficiency of design, and quality of product
- Collaborating with other disciplines to heighten awareness of the geotechnical practice and establish partnerships to advance innovative concepts and mitigate risks for the benefit of HDR and our clients.
- Take responsibility for Northern California area coordination, monitoring and improvement of technical competencies of Geotechnical business class staff and products to meet client needs and market drivers, all within direction and goals of Geotechnical business class plans
- Participate in Geotechnical business class practice and professional discipline groups, project teams and activities to continually improve standards and best practices, and implement effective quality assurance and quality control reviews
- Participate in Geotechnical business class strategic planning, budgeting and plan implementation
- Perform other duties as needed
Additionally Required Qualifications:
- California PE registration
- Proficient with geotechnical aspects of seismic design in California
Preferred Qualifications
- Master of Science or higher in Engineering (Geotechnical/Geologic engineering)/or equivalent level of experience
- 15 or more years of progressive experience in advanced engineering projects leading geotechnical design efforts for public and private clients
- Master of Science or higher in Engineering (Geotechnical/Geologic engineering)/or equivalent level of experience
- 15 or more years of progressive experience in advanced engineering projects leading geotechnical design efforts for public and private clients
- Demonstrated ability to complete geotechnical investigations and analyses for foundations, embankments, slopes, retaining walls, drainage elements and hydraulic structures for varied project types including transportation and water clients
- Sufficient knowledge in both rock and soil mechanics in order to fully understand the technical elements of each (breadth), in order to comfortably apply advance concepts to challenges
- Experience with geotechnical engineering software and static and dynamic analyses embankments and structures, including GeoStudio and FLAC related products
*LI-MO1Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
- 10 years of experience
- Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values
- Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience experienced in development and management of diverse teams
- Works cooperatively with other area business class leaders, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
What We Believe
HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.
Our Commitment
As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.
Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) {Greater Sacramento}: $150,689 - $215,270 {Walnut Creek/Oakland}: $171,238 - $244,625